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rs4 b5 or rs6 c5
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:24 pm
by jaqsey
can any one help,i currently looking for a b5 ,but not sure about the rs6 ,can u help ?,is there any good rs owners near to sunbury on thames who can show me theres !!
RE: rs4 b5 or rs6 c5
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:53 pm
by juice
hmmmmm why not come to the mrc dyno day? you'll see loads there
how soon you looking to get?
RE: rs4 b5 or rs6 c5
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:08 pm
by stumpyrs4
Cough cough...
RE: rs4 b5 or rs6 c5
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:30 pm
by lynchy
i live just down the road from sunbury i could show you mine and take you for a spin...
RE: rs4 b5 or rs6 c5
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:32 pm
by juice
be gentle wont you carl...
RE: rs4 b5 or rs6 c5
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:54 pm
by jaqsey
wicked ,whens the dyno day?im very interested
,and for the drive in the rs4 ,any time m8,whens good for you!
RE: rs4 b5 or rs6 c5
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:57 pm
by jaqsey
im still waiting for the ranger to be sold hopefully it wont be long
RE: rs4 b5 or rs6 c5
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:34 pm
by stumpyrs4
What's your budget/Spec wish list etc?
RE: rs4 b5 or rs6 c5
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:19 pm
by jaqsey
15 k m8,
RE: rs4 b5 or rs6 c5
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:51 pm
by Contigo
Power to weight wise they are similar in standard form (380 vs 450) and both are quick. A remapped B5 is a transformation over standard car and it's well worth having one remapped. It all depends if you want a smaller more chuckable casr or a V8 monster with more room inside.
Bear in mind the tiptronic auto box vs a 6 speed manual too (there is something so nice about having 400+bhp and a manual box).
I'd say drive both and make your own mind up but for me the 4 edges it all the time.
Re: RE: rs4 b5 or rs6 c5
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:53 pm
by roi354
Contigo wrote:Bear in mind the tiptronic auto box vs a 6 speed manual too (there is something so nice about having 400+bhp and a manual box).
I'd say drive both and make your own mind up but for me the 4 edges it all the time.
Personally speaking, I can't get excited about anything, no matter how quick, that doesn't have enough pedals.
I like to drive my cars, not be driven
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:39 pm
by nope
yep like said, it's gotta be a manual, RS4 all the way.
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:22 pm
by Golfather
Agreed, RS4 B5 all day long.
Out of all the RS's I've had, the B5 is the only one I'd ever buy again.
Less outlay, less to run, quicker, and a lot more fun !
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:50 pm
by Contigo
Post this on the C5 forum and you will get very differing responses.
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:55 pm
by HYFR
you'll alaways get bias...its only people who have driven both, or have moved on, that can take the bias away
golfather opinion is qualified having owned both
as much as i love the RS 6, having moved away to a more nimble car, I now see the true lardyness of it...amazing muscle power, but I imagine the B5 is so much more nimble, and in modified form, just as fast
but the V8....oh the V8...